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Leucospilapteryx venustella

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Species of moth

Leucospilapteryx venustella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Leucospilapteryx
Species: L. venustella
Binomial name
Leucospilapteryx venustella
(Clemens, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria venustella Clemens, 1860
  • Leucospilapteryx eupatoriella (Chambers, 1872)
  • Leucospilapteryx eupatoriiella (Chambers, 1878)

Leucospilapteryx venustella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Canada (Québec) and the United States (the Atlantic states, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Maryland and Kentucky).

The wingspan is about 6 mm.

The larvae feed on Ageratina ageratoides, Ageratina altissima and Eupatorium urticifolium. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. microleps.org
Taxon identifiers
Leucospilapteryx venustella


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